The soft knock on her bedroom door prompted Denise to shake off whatever amount of dread had crept up on her. She pushed the phone aside as she attempted to get the intrusive images out of her head. Images of what would happen to her if Max followed through with his threats. Images of what she would look like being left for dead on a ditch somewhere in town. All very real possibilities, and all just as equally terrifying. 

"Just a minute!" Denise finally called out, grabbing one of her snacks as she got up. Like Faye had mentioned, her cigarettes were indeed by the door. She picked up the small pack before opening the door, coming face to face with her roommate. "Looking for these?"

With a smile, Denise quickly tossed the pack of cigarettes over to Faye. She leaned against the doorway, opening the bag of corn nuts before she started snacking on them. "I'm fine, just had a bit of a rough night. You know how it is, right?"

Denise was actually surprised her roommate had shown some concern for her. She obviously wasn't okay, not with Max's words lingering somewhere in the back of her head, but she wasn't about to get into that mess. Denise was never one to share her misfortune with others, and tonight wasn't an exception.

"I know I went straight for my room, but the outside world has that effect on me sometimes..."

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